While county parks, beach parks, and facilities are affected by COVID-19 closures, the County of Maui has established a number of portable toilets that will remain open. "The Department of Parks and Recreation will be adding additional portable toilets in the coming days," said county spokesperson Chris Sugidono. "Water will also remain on at the parks for hand washing and … [Read more...] about County’s List of Open Portable Toilets
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County Launches WailukuLive Website
Wailuku Town is changing, and the County of Maui has launched a new website to keep the public informed of the various construction projects slated for the town. The website, WailukuLIVE.com, also “encourages visitors to discover Wailuku’s myriad resources, including its shops, restaurants, historic landmarks, activities and events,” stated county assistant communications … [Read more...] about County Launches WailukuLive Website
Bad News for Maui News
The Maui News took a couple of nasty hits this month. First there was the loss of City Editor Brian Perry and reporter Chris Sugidono, who left the paper to work in Mayor Mike Victorino’s administration. Now, the paper has announced that its opinion pages will decrease due to “budgetary considerations.” Instead of publishing five days a week, the publisher’s column, editorial … [Read more...] about Bad News for Maui News
‘Terrible for the Pursuit of Truth in our Society’: Former Maui News employees switch teams
Two former Maui News employees, Brian Perry and Chris Sugidono, have recently been hired to work within Mayor Mike Victorino’s Communications Office. Former Maui News City Editor Brian Perry now serves as Victorino’s communications director, and former staff writer Chris Sugidono as an assistant communications director alongside Arakawa Administration holdover Ryan … [Read more...] about ‘Terrible for the Pursuit of Truth in our Society’: Former Maui News employees switch teams
Liquor Control Director Glenn Mukai snows Maui News with nonexistent ‘policy’
In case you missed it, over the last two months the Maui County Liquor Commission has changed a lot of their rules for governing the sale of alcohol. According to two Maui News stories in the last couple of days, the LC is now allowing stores and hotels to sell booze 24 hours a day, removed the cap on the number of hostess bars in the county (it was 12) and are now allowing the … [Read more...] about Liquor Control Director Glenn Mukai snows Maui News with nonexistent ‘policy’